Why is early to bed/Early to rise so difficult?

I know that I am a more productive person when I get up early. I know that I am a happier person when I go to bed early. I know that I am a better mother when I get enough sleep. Every day I have the goal of getting to bed in good time–until about 9:30 or 10:00 at night, and then–the house is dirty, the laundry needs doing. There is a movie I really want to see, a blog I want to write, other blogs I want to respond to. I’d like to talk with my husband. Good intentions go out the window. And then the next morning, I wake up and it’s 8:00. Yikes! (Or even worse, it’s 6:30, my 3 year old is at top volume, and I am death warmed over).

How can I stop the cycle? If I got up at 5 a.m., when the clock struck 10 p.m, would my house be dirty, the laundry need doing, and would I still be wanting a moment to talk with my love? I fear that answer in yes.

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August 14, 2007 | Filed Under Goals, Things I Wonder 

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3 Responses to “Why is early to bed/Early to rise so difficult?”

  1. Ter on September 20th, 2007 3:06 am

    hi, I linked to your blog from “Rocks in my Dryer” because I liked your title.

    and I’m currently reading your blog at 10 pm instead of going to bed as per my “bedtime routine” indicates but obviously, I’m failing miserably at that! :)

    I’m like you in that regard, I’m much more productive when I wake up early, but I fail to do so due to late nights.

  2. Pmom on September 20th, 2007 6:34 am

    Ter,

    It’s been over a month since I first wrote this post, and I’m still having the same struggles! Actually, maybe worse. I find that these days I’m often up until 1 in the morning! (hmmm, it’s 12:30 a.m. now).

    There is only one solution I know of: Enforcing an early to rise time on myself. (During my dissertation writing when Amelia was still a baby this was at 5 a.m. I can’t believe I did that! A set early rise time doesn’t necessarily result in an early to bed time, but it makes it much more likely.

    Unfortunately, despite my belief in early to bed, early to rise, I don’t think I can commit to a set early rise time until my baby gets older. I still need some flexibility to deal with her changing demands.

  3. Anonymous on September 20th, 2007 7:55 am

    i hope you are in bed by now…I should be… –M.

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